Troy Davis Prepares To Die Today

Despite last ditch efforts to save his life, it looks like the state of Georgia will go ahead with Troy Davis‘ execution as planned.

From The AJC:

According to prison policies, Davis was put on “death watch” days ago, with an officer assigned to watch him at all times to ensure he does not try to take his own life.

Anonymous members of the prison’s execution team have rehearsed their respective roles. Today, officers — even those not directly assigned to the execution — will remove any badges or patches that identify them. .

Davis and his family will have six hours together — 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. — in a special visitation room before they say “good-bye.”

After his family leaves the prison for the last time, that is when officials begin the final preparations for his death.

Davis will get a physical and clean clothes at 3 p.m., and an hour later his final meal. Davis has asked to have the same thing for dinner that the rest of the 2,100 inmates will have Wednesday – a cheeseburger, potatoes, baked beans, slaw, cookies and a grape drink.

At 5 p.m. Davis can make a recorded final statement, one that is longer than the one he can make once he is strapped to the gurney in the death chamber.

He will be allowed to pass the time listening to music, reading, watching television and talking on the telephone. And all the while a prison guard will take meticulous notes of everything he does, how much he eats or doesn’t eat and his mood.

An hour before he is scheduled to die, Davis will be offered a sedative to calm him.

That also is the time when five reporters will be loaded into a van and driven to the prison where they will wait, down the hall from other witnesses, until they are taken to the death chamber behind the massive prison.

One by one, they will be led into the view area – first the witnesses for the state, then Davis’ witness and finally the media witnesses.

Mark MacPhail Jr. and his uncle, William MacPhail, will be in the death chamber to represent the family. Mark MacPhail said his older sister’s emotions wouldn’t let her witness the execution and his mother and grandmother didn’t want to watch. “I was the only family member willing to,” said the 22-year-old.

Once the witnesses are seated, Davis will be placed in view with IVs in both arms. The warden will read the death warrant and Davis will be offered a chance for final words. The lethal injection process will begin, injecting a cocktail of drugs in Davis that will kill him within minutes.

Also despite the efforts of celebs such as P. Diddy, Russel Simmons, Al Sharpton, Toure and others on Twitter. The social network has blocked trending topics dedicated to the cause. What angers me is that Casey Anthony’s case wasn’t CENSORED. So what’s the difference?

It’s also been reported that Troy has refused his last meal and even offered to take a polygraph test – he was denied.

Prayers go out to the family of Troy Davis.

Do you believe in the death penalty? Why or why not?

Update- Execution paused Check the AJC for updates!

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/georgia-supreme-court-rejects-1185593.html

Anonymous

It hurt my heart today to read of this young man’s demise. But most of all, the prejudice and racism of the case.

It was 20 years ago, like alot of young black men, Mr Davis was probably in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was said he had previous brushes with the law. And just like the old adage, “Birds of a feather, flock together.” It is clear he was in the wrong crowd.

I do not believe he had a fair trial at all. The court system is so twisted with favoritism, corruptions, elections, etc. The accused does not have a chance whether he commits the offense or not. Moreover, he probably had a public defender.

There were three trials, come on…Mr Troy Davis was set up to die. This trial was not advertised either. At the last hour I heard about the different important people and amnesty groups involved. There was no evidence,….at least have some evidence, eye witness or something.

I do believe that Georgia’s powers that be refused to let that white officer’s life go in vain. Especially, the way he was murdered. Mr Davis just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

So to you Dr O, before you ask me,

What do you think should be done to prevent more Troy Davis’?
and……
Were you as upset when Tookie was executed? – I wasn’t
- http://www.askdro.com AskDrO
  
  You made some very good points Brooklynkid. I think that a major problem with the justice system today is – lack of access to fair legal representation. When the majority of people locked up aren’t able to afford an adept attorney, well their chances of winning their case is already in the negatives. Assigning public defenders who are often fresh out of law school is gross injustice to to the people who can afford big shot attorneys and have connections. Think about many high-profile cases and imagine the same thing happening to an around the way kid, I’m sure there are plenty of them around…but we’ll never hear about them.